Q. The Third edition of the 'Women Transforming India Awards' was organized by :
1) NITI Aayog
2) National Commission For Women
3) National Human Rights Commission of India
4) None of the Above
Q. With reference to 'maternity benefit act in India, which of the following statements is/ are correct ?
1. The Maternity Benefit Act 1961 protects the employment of women during the time of their maternity and entitles them of a 'maternity benefit' i.e., full paid absence from work to take care of their children.
2. The law will benefit only the larger percentage of women who are working in organised sector ignoring the minority population who work in the unorganised sectors like farmers, contract labourers etc.
3. The Maternity Benefit Amendment Act introduced an enabling provision relating to 'work from home' for women, which may be exercised after the expiry of the 26 weeks' leave period.
Which of the above statements are true ?
1) 1 and 2 only
2) 2 and 3 only
3) 1 and 3 only
4) All of the above
Q. According to UNEP, 'Green Economy' includes which of the following ?
1. Resource efficiency
2. Low carbon growth
3. Social inclusion
Select the correct answer using the codes given below :
1) 1 and 2 only
2) 1 and 3 only
3) 2 and 3 only
4) 1, 2 and 3
Q. With reference to 'The Consumer Protection Bill 2018', which among the following statements is/are correct ?
1. The Consumer Protection Bill 2018, which will replace the Consumer Protection Act, 1986.
2. The bill, proposes setting up of the Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission and forums at the District, State and National levels for adjudicating consumer complaints.
3. It will have the power to set up a Central Consumer Protection Authority to promote, protect and enforce consumer rights as a class.
Which of the above statements are true ?
1) 1 and 2 only
2) 2 and 3 only
3) 1 and 3 only
4) All of the above
Q. Arrange the following in descending order of their tenure -
1. Law Commission
2. Chairman of UPSC
3. President of India
4. Public Accounts Committee.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below :
1) 2, 3, 1, 4
2) 1, 3, 2, 4
3) 1, 2, 4, 3
4) 2, 3, 4, 1
Q. Recently NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft has discovered traces of water forming ingredients i.e. hydrogen and oxygen molecules in which of the following asteroid ?
1) Pallas
2) Bennu
3) Hygiea
4) Ceres
Q. India's longest rail-cum-road bridge Bogibeel, was inaugurated recently in Assam. Which of the following statements regarding Bogibeel bridge are true ?
1. The Bogibeel project was a part of the 1985 Assam Accord.
2. The foundation stone was laid by then Prime Minister HD Deve Gouda on March 1998.
3. The commencement of work on the project was done by Vajpayee on April 21, 2002.
Select the correct answers using the codes given below :
1) 1 and 2 only
2) 2 and 3 only
3) 1 and 3 only
4) All of the above
Q. Consider the following sentences with reference to India's biotech industry.
1. The Biotechnology sector in India, which is currently growing at 20%, is expected to go up to USD 11.6 billion by 2017.
2. Currently, India's biotech industry holds 2% of the global market share and is the third largest in the Asia-Pacific region.
Which of the above sentence(s) is/are true ?
1) Only 1
2) Only 2
3) Both 1 and 2
4) None of the above
Q. Consider the following sentences with reference to Shravanabelagola Gomatheeswara statue -
1. The Gomateshwara Statue was built by Chamundaraya (a poet and minister belonging to the Western Ganga Dynasty), between the years 978 to 993.
2. At the Shravanabelagola hill, every 12 years devotees celebrate the 'Mahamasta-kabhisheka festival'.
Which of the above sentence(s) is/are true ?
1) Only 1
2) Only 2
3) Both 1 and 2
4) None of the above
Q. Which Indian city boasts of maximum number of inscriptions as well as largest number of Digambar temples in the country?
1) Pallas
2) Shravanabelagola
3) Dandeli
4) Parasnath
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